The Columbus Clippers jumped out to a 6-0 lead through two innings before eventually beating the Louisville Bats, 8-1, Thursday. Columbus scored its eight runs off of eight hits, powered by a five-RBI night from Carlos Moncrief. Toru Murata picked up the win after tossing seven innings of two-hit, no-run baseball before J.C. Ramirez finished the game with 1.1 shutout innings.

In this week’s Minor Happenings, the IBI's Tony Lastoria takes a look at the emergence of Sean Brady who is another good lefty starting pitching prospect for the Indians in the lower levels of the minors. He also talks about the early impressions that catcher Francisco Mejia has left so far this season, the Dominican Summer League sensation Gabriel Mejia, provides a ton of quotes from the Indians front office on players like Ryan Merritt, Cody Anderson, Yandy Diaz, Tyler Holt and others, and also provides some insight and information on players like Gabriel Arias, Jordan Smith, Clint Frazier, Taylor Murphy, and more!

Though the lower levels of the minors are more about development than raw results, it is always great to see a top prospect putting up strong numbers down in Lake County. Clint Frazier has pulled that off of late, surging in a big way in the second half of the season. He was at it again Wednesday, so Jim Piascik broke down his performance compared to another first round pick who went through Lake County recently, Francisco Lindor. Join Jim as he recaps Frazier's night and all the action from the minor league side as he takes you Around the Farm.

With both starting pitchers giving up four runs, the Columbus Clippers and Louisville Bats played to a 6-5 Louisville victory behind 23 total hits. Columbus came up short with 11 hits, including a pair of base knocks from each of its top three batters in the order and another two hits from the Clippers' seventh hitter. Vinnie Pestano took the loss after giving up a run in 0.1 innings.

After Monday's pitchers' duel, the Columbus Clippers battled to a 8-5 win against the Louisville Bats as the teams combined for 27 hits. Two different Columbus players tallied three hits in the game while another two had a pair of hits each. Every Clippers batter totaled at least one hit in the game, while just three didn't manage to cross home plate for a run.

The Columbus Clippers scored in the top of the first before going eight innings without another run. Luckily for them, the Clippers were able to hold the Louisville Bats scoreless throughout the game. Columbus' run came off an RBI from Jesus Aguilar while Gabriel Arias picked up the win after tossing 7.2 innings of shutout ball. Mark Lowe picked up his 15th save of the season.

The IBI's Michael Rich checks in with his weekly notebook and has all sorts of goodies to share. He had a chance to catch up with Danny Salazar and talked about the changes he has made in Columbus to correct some issues he was having with his delivery, and he also provides all the news and notes from the past week for the Clippers.

Bryan Price is already a household name within baseball circles. Well, the name Bryan Price at least. When fans hear the name their thoughts would probably jump to the current manager of the Cincinnati Reds. But two hours to the northeast there’s another Bryan Price, one who is climbing the minor league ladder in search of the big time. The IBI's Grant Miller recently sat down to talk to the talented Tribe relief prospect...

When you play a team ten consecutive times, you are going to be happy to see the back of them. That’s probably how the Columbus Clippers (54-49) and Indianapolis Indians (56-47) felt on Sunday evening after the Indians 7-5 win, one which wrapped up a slate of ten-straight games between the two squads.

The WAR Room is back again, bringing you the 2014 advanced stats for every Cleveland minor leaguer. After looking at the pitchers last week, today we focus on the hitters. In particular, Jim Piascik looks at the impressive seasons of Jesus Aguilar, Jose Ramirez, and Giovanny Urshela, all of whom look ready to contribute in Cleveland. Join Jim as he writes about all that and more and takes you into The WAR Room.

Though the season has not gone as planned for Jerrud Sabourin, you would not know it based off Saturday night. Sabourin pulled off a rare event in baseball, as Arthur Kinney recaps. In addition to Sabourin, Arthur writes about the season Alex Monsalve is putting together, Anthony Gallas big doubleheader, and much more as he takes you Around the Farm.

Top of the first and the Indianapolis Indians went to town. A single homer blasted into left field got the Indians on the board and they were not through. A three-run homer followed by a two run big fly put the Indians atop the Clippers 6-0 going into the bottom of the first.

The major league team got back into the swing of things Friday, returning from the All-Star break in grand style. But there was still action down on the farm, including Mahoning Valley's Leo Castillo making his case to get back up to Lake County. Join Arthur as he recaps the night, including Castillo's performance, Shawn Morimando's second outing in Akron, and much more as he takes you Around the Farm.

Jesus Aguilar clocked a two-run shot in the bottom of the seventh to send the Columbus Clippers (54-47) back into a first place tie with a 5-4 victory over the Indianapolis Indians (54-47) on Friday night at Huntington Park. The win marked the first time that the Clippers have defeated the Indians at Huntington Park this season (previously 0-5).

In today’s Minor Happenings, Jim Piascik fills in for Tony and take a look at High-A Carolina pitcher Adam Plutko's adjustment to the level after a stellar debut in Lake County. He also breaks down Clint Frazier's recent surge and how the 2013 first round pick has progressed this season. Finally, Jim talked to Double-A Akron RubberDucks pitching coach Jeff Harris about Cody Anderson and the adjustments he is making, Joe Colon and his approach to pitching, and much more.

Major League Baseball decided to take Thursday off, but that was not the case in the minors. Every Cleveland affiliate was in action Thursday, filling the baseball gap in our lives very well. Jim Piascik recaps all the action, featuring this year's 10th round pick, Steven Patterson, reaching base seven (seven!) times, Danny Salazar's latest Columbus start, and much more. Join Jim as he takes you Around the Farm

The Columbus Clippers were on their way to extra innings against the Indianapolis Indians –– or so it seemed. The Indians broke through in the top of the ninth inning on their way to a 1-0 victory against the Clippers. Columbus reliever Tyler Sturdevant took the loss despite giving up the single run in the game. Indians starter Brandon Cumpton finished 8 innings with no runs allowed.

Welcome to IBI's midseason top 30 prospect rankings. Now that we are at the All-Star break and more than half of the way through the minor league season, Jim Piascik is re-ranking the top prospects in Cleveland's system, including the risers, the fallers, those who stayed steady, and the newly drafted. Join Jim in part two of his rankings, where he breaks down #15 through #1.

The organization had a few All-Stars in action Wednesday night, though none really had a stellar performance that stood out. The same could be said for Carolina third baseman Yandy Diaz, though the bigger picture is much more encouraging when it comes to the 22-year-old. Join Jim Piascik as he recaps Diaz's debut season to date, updates you on a few rehabbing players in Arizona, and much more as he takes you Around the Farm.

Welcome to IBI's midseason top 30 prospect rankings. Now that we are at the All-Star break and more than half of the way through the minor league season, Jim Piascik is re-ranking the top prospects in Cleveland's system, including the risers, the fallers, those who stayed steady, and the newly drafted. Join Jim in part one of his rankings, where he breaks down those who fell just short in addition to #30 through #16.

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